FC Goa became the third team to make it through to the quarter-finals of the 130th Durand Cup football tournament, after getting the better of Sudeva Delhi FC 2-1.
FC Goa survived some anxious moments before prevailing 2-0 against regimental side Army Green at the VBYK Stadium.
Day 3 of the Durand Cup will feature some action from the proverbial “Group of Death” (Group B) featuring ISL heavyweights FC Goa up against regimental side Army Green on Tuesday.
India play against Nepal on September 2 and 5 in Kathmandu.
Persepolis FC topped the group with 15 points after beating Al Rayyan of Qatar earlier in the day. Al Wahda also qualified for the knockouts as one of three best runners-up with 13 points.
Jorge Ortiz gave FC Goa the lead in the third minute of the Group E match but Ali Ferydoon equalised with just a minute left in the regulation time.
Shahriar Moghanlou (24th minute), Mehadi Torabi (43rd), Issa Alkasir (47th) and Kamal Kamyabinia (58th) scored for the winners in a completely one-sided match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
After playing out 0-0 draws against Al Rayyan of Qatar and Al Wahda of the UAE, FC Goa lost to Persepolis 1-2 on Tuesday.
Though FC Goa lost 1-2 to the Iranian powerhouse, the memorable goal on Tuesday has given hope that the Indian Super League (ISL) outfit could come back strongly against the same opponents in the return-leg match on April 23.
FC Goa produced a commendable performance to keep the side coached by the former Paris Saint-Germain manager at bay for the full duration of the match.
FC Goa will open their campaign at the continental club competition on April 14 against Qatar's Al-Rayyan.
ISL champions FC Goa will become the first club from the country to play in the continental club competition on April 14 when they take on Qatar's Al-Rayyan.
All of the team's group stage matches in the Champions League will be played in Goa. FC Goa face Qatar's Al-Rayyan in their first match on April 14.
Goa will become the first-ever side from India to play in the group stages of the Asia club football's elite competition when they face Al Rayyan on April 14.
The ISL club informed in a statement that rest of its players and staff have tested negative.
FC Goa has been clubbed with the last edition's runners-up Persepolis FC of Iran, Qatari heavyweights Al Rayyan SC and one yet-to-qualify side in Group E.
Both teams failed to score in the regulation time and also the extra-time, after which the match was decided through penalties.
ATK Mohun Bagan, who finished second in the league stage, will lock horns with third-placed NorthEast United FC.
Hyderabad FC went into the match needing a win to make the semi-finals, but FC Goa ensured that they kept a clean sheet to earn a crucial point that cemented a top-four league stage finish for the Gaurs.
Goals from Alberto Noguera (18th min) and Jorge Ortiz (26th min) gave Goa an early lead to the Gaurs before Diego Mauricio (30th min) pulled one back for Odisha.
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